U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki (L) stands with President Barack Obama during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 11, 2012. (Photo : Reuters)

Many votes from last week's presidential election are still being counted.

While the outcome isn't in dispute in any state, many provisional and absentee ballots are still being processed, and plenty of precincts, from small, rural towns to large cities, have yet to officially certify their vote totals.

Most of the votes left to count are in large population centers that swing Democratic, like California.

In New York and New Jersey, turnout is down drastically from the last election, though that is likely due to the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy, which either prevented people from getting to the polls or is preventing those votes from being counted quickly.

Turnout in New Jersey was down over 14 percent, while in New York it was down 19 percent.

It could be weeks before every state has all their ballots counted and the popular vote is official.